Reviews for Ubisoft and Crytek's first-person action shooter, Far Cry, have been slowly emerging to whet the appetites of gamers looking for another FPS fix, and their waiting will soon be over now that the publisher has announced that the game is shipping to retail outlets across North America.

"The commercial release of Far Cry delivers stunningly detailed graphics, the genre’s largest game environments, most deadly A.I. and an unprecedented 1.2 km view-distance. As Jack Carver, players find themselves stranded in paradise after escorting an inquisitive journalist to a remote tropical island. Paradise quickly turns deadly as an unrelenting team of highly trained mercenaries work together to hunt Jack and take him down. Players will explore a vast island chain rendered in exquisite detail through state-of-the-art graphic technology, while outwitting hordes of cunning mercenaries by staging long-range assaults and using every vehicle, weapon, and strategy at their disposal.

Additionally, Far Cry will ship with the intuitive, Sandbox Editor. CryENGINE technology allows for the easiest, most user-friendly map-editing tools ever created. Players can build their own maps, re-construct game levels, and switch from editing to playing on the fly with one simple command."